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Minn. The Establishpient and Maintenance of Lawns in Minnesota , 



To determine (1) best lawn grass mixtures for different soil types 

 and degree of shade: (2) best means to start a new lawn using 

 surface mulches; (3; amount and kind of topsoil needed over sandy 

 subsoils to establish a permanent lawn; (4; best way to control 

 crabgrass, chickweed, creeping charlie, etc; (5) what types of 

 soils should be aerated and best means of doing so; and (6) best 

 fertilizer ratio, rate of application, and best times and methods 

 of application, 



Hort., Soils 2121 



Miss, Factors Affecting the Production of Forcing Oma-nentals (Or 



Flowering Pot Plants) , To develop methods of growing (1) and 

 storing azaleas to provide flowering pot plants for marketing at 

 specific times, (2) and storing hydrangeas to provide flowering 

 pot plants for marketing at specific times, (3; kalanchoe to 

 provide flowering pot plants of high market quality at specific 

 times, 



Hort, HK-7 



Miss, A Study of Media and Fertilizer Applications for Container^ 



Grown Nursery Stock , (1&2) Study effect of variouf potting media 

 and various fertilizer treatments on growth of nursery plants, 

 (3) Determine best method for transplanting to containers, 

 Hort. HK-8 



Miss, Camellia Propagation and Growing Studies , To (l) develop 



better methods of propagating camellias; (2) study methods of 

 growing camellia nursery stock in containers with various treat- 

 ments; (3) determine winter hardiness of flower buds and of 

 vegetative growth of various varieties; (A) study growth per- 

 formance and flowering characteristics of various varieties; and 

 (5) develop structures and procediires for winter protection of 

 flowering-age plants, 

 Hort. HK-15 



Mo, Greenhouse Flower Crop Production , (l) To learn relation 



of soil analysis to flower production and quality. (2) Study 

 greenhouse cooling and its effects on flower production. (3) 

 Learn factors affecting keeping qualities of cut flowers. 

 Hort. 293 



N.H. Cultural Studies with Horticultural Crops . To determine 



best cultural practices for fruits, vegetables, and flowers, 

 including fertilizers, soil amendments, insect control, disease 

 control, planting dates, methods, depths and distances, culti- 

 vation practices, and weed control. 

 Hort. 39 



